# ferrotype

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
2. A photograph produced by this means.

## Etymology
From ferro- + -type.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ferrotype